Superstar/St Ann's/La Horquetta Rangers Thread

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Akudu Goodridge beaver keeps Rangers in top two.
By: Jovan Ravello (Guardian).

Akudo Goodridge hit four goals as Superstar Rangers FC continued to take full points with a 6-2 drubbing of Tobago’s Stokely Vale FC in round three of matches in the Sportworld National Super League at the Hasely Crawford Stadium yesterday.
Contesting the earlier match, Stokely Vale were desperate for their first win, having only managed a draw from their previous two matches of the competition. They took an early lead when Curtis Job opened the scoring in the fifth minute.
Rangers steadied themselves against the hardy Tobagonians, and Goodridge got the equaliser in the 29th minute. In the 45th minute Stokely Vale conceded a penalty that Colin Roberts converted to give them a 2-1 lead on the stroke of half-time.
Goodridge scored his second in the 59th and Todd Ryan put in Rangers fourth in the 62nd, before Goodridge finished his inspired performance with goals in the 75th and 87th minutes.
Maraval Youth Academy and Crab Connection shared the points as Shanton Olliverre’s double on either side of half-time was cancelled out by goals from Marvin Oliver and Kesim Blackford. Their game at the Trinity College, Moka, ground ended 2-2.
The Academy twice took the lead in the fifth and 71st minutes, but both Oliver and Blackford were able to get the equalisers for Connection midway through the first-half in the 20th and near the end of regulation in the 82nd respectively.
The fixture between Police and Media 21 FC at the Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar, produced only one goal and ended 1-0 in Police’s favour in a match that featured seven bookings.
Wendell Joseph’s 67th minute goal was enough to give Police the three points in a match that saw Media 21’s Adrian Nunez (13th), Barry Gonzalez (21), Bobington King (23) and Dexter Jorsling (60).
Police’s Shala Julien was yellow carded in the 73rd and the 89th minutes for a pair of rash tackles and was sent off, while Richard Roy was the other Police player to receive a caution in the 87th minute of the hotly-contested match.
Newcomers Couva Players United won their first National Super League match in three tries when they defeated Angostura 1976 Phoenix 3-0 at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Tobago on Wednesday night.
Couva never allowed the home team to settle at the Dwight Yorke Stadium and were up by three goals after just over half-hour.
Anthony Thompson shot them ahead in the ninth minute, before Keith Williams (23rd) and Quami Knight (35th) also scored to kill off the Tobago team.
At the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Caroni won their second match of the season when edging M&M Harvard 2-1 in the night game of a double-header on Wednesday.
Alvin Xavier put Caroni ahead in the 24th minute, but the lead lasted just two minutes before former Trinidad and Tobago and Defence Force midfielder Dean Pacheco pulled Harvard level at 1-1 in the 26th. However, Kyle Cupid (42nd) got Caroni's winner near halftime.
At the Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, last year's runaway leaders Joe Public continued their struggles when held 1-1 by East rivals WASA Clean & White, who had not landed a single point before the game.
In fact, Eastern Lions Joe Public had to come from behind through Carlington Smith (66th) after Brian Bain netted to put WASA ahead in the 56th minute.Cordner scores five goals in women’s opener.
News: T&T Guardian.

Kenya Cordner banged in five goals, including a second half hat-trick as Real Dimension kicked off its campaign in the T&T Women’s Football Association League competition with a resounding 13-0 win over UWI at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva on Sunday.
Cordner, who is eyeing inclusion in the national women’s team that leave next week for a camp in the USA, got support from Janine Francois and Tyechia John.
In addition to Cordner’s first-half pair, Francois netted a hat-trick and Tyechia John, got two as their team rolled to a 7-0 lead at the interval.
Alania Burgin, a former national striker, also made a winning return to club football after a two-year hiatus, with two second half goals while Tamar Watson added the other.
Earlier on in the day, the 2005 league competition began with a parade of the participating clubs led by Joe Public, the reigning Women’s Premier Division league and FA winners.
The other clubs who will be competing in this year’s Premier Division are last year’s runner-up United Petrotrin and newly promoted Vandykes, winners of last season’s First Division.
Teams competing in the First Division are Rio Claro United, Central United, Arima Ball Masters and Memphis Sports Club.

[Bally]

Akudo Goodridge Sam always asking about this fella very good stiker once led the PFL in goals

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Superstar Rangers suffer first defeat.
By: Jovan Ravello (Guardian).

Angostura 1976 Phoenix handed Sportworld National Super League leaders Superstar Rangers their first defeat of the 2005 competition at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo yesterday.
Rangers’ regular goalscorers, Akudu Goodridge and Josimar Belgrave, spurned a host of chances as their team fell 2-3 to Phoenix, who after six rounds of matches, held fifth position in the standings.
In the sixth minute, Lejandro Williams put Phoenix ahead as Rangers struggled in vain to find the target.
They doubled their lead in the 20th minute, courtesy Kevin Keith. Then, in the 36th minute, Keith put victory beyond his opponents’ reach as he got his second goal of the match.
Without starters Colin Roberts, Rayfer Ross and Lorne Joseph, who missed the match because of suspension, Rangers were a shadow of themselves, but managed to get back within a goal of their opponents when Claude Ryan scored in the 57th minute and Belgrave redeemed himself in the 74th, but their efforts were in vain.
Police, second to Rangers only on goal-difference, would have been pleased to know that the league leader went under in the earlier match.
Police was scheduled to play Stokely Vale FC at the Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, Tobago, at 5 pm yesterday and at least a draw would see them top the standings.
At the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, Wasa Clean and White beat host side Couva Players United 3-1.
Before the match, the Couva footballers lay in sixth place on the standings with eight points, while Wasa trailed them by a point in seventh position. But from early on the Wasa players showed that they were the better team yesterday.
In the 28th minute, Sheldon Mondezie opened the scoring for Wasa and while Couva tried hard for an opening, Keston Thomas increased the lead for Wasa almost on the stroke of half-time.
Anthony Thompson shot back for Couva in the 69th minute before Anthony Dhanoolal assured Wasa’s victory with a goal in the 81st minute. Maraval Youth Academy and M&M Harvard literally fought to a goalless draw at the Trinity College ground, Moka.
The match was a scrappy affair and referee Richard Piper was forced to show yellow cards to four players — Maraval’s Lindsay Grell and Ricardo Jones in the 11th and 77th minutes respectively and Rayshaun Mars and Seon Jack in the 12th and 83rd minute for Harvard.

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Superstar Rangers awake to beat Police 2-0.
T&T Guardian Reports.

Superstar Rangers recovered from their three-match winless streak with a 2-0 victory over Police in their Sportworld National Super League match at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella.
Goals on in each half by Akudu Goodridge brought the victory. Akudu Goodridge got the first in the 21st minute and Todd Ryan scored the other in the 80th minute.
From almost immediately after the first goal, the match became increasingly physical and by the final whistle seven yellow cards were shown.
Police’s Karim Joseph (24th minute), Shaun Mc Letchie (44th), Anthony Campbell (53rd) and Wendell Joseph (60th) saw yellow while Rangers’ Lorne Joseph (8th), Goodridge (67) and Mario Asoon (81st) also got warning from the referee.
Tobagonian team Stokely Vale got its second win of the 2005 campaign in fine style, outscoring Media 21 5-2 on the Mount Hope Junior Secondary School’s ground.
Marvin Small got the first of his two goals for Media 21 in as early as the 17th minute and his team almost managed to hold on to the lead to the interval; but Keron Phillip equalised in the 44th minute.
Small got his team back into the lead when he completed his double in the 50th minute, but that led to the turning point in the match.
Sean Christmas brought Stokely Vale level again in the 58th minute; then Michael Carrington put in a pair of goals in the 62nd and 86th minutes and Phillip scored a second goal in the minute of stoppage time.
In that match, eight yellow cards were also shown — to Media 21’s Gairy Thompson (69th minute), Bobbington King (91st) and Real Didier (88th); and Stokely Vale’s Sean Christmas (45th), Shawn Job (69th), Jamon Quashie (70th), Curtis Job (70th) and Keron Phillip (85th).
The Media 21 footballers are yet to win a match and have only one point from a draw in nine matches.
On the Trinity College ground at Moka, Wasa Clean and White beat Maraval Youth Academy 3-1. Keon Hernandez opened the scoring in the 21st minute and Wasa held the lead until the 79th minute when Shaton Ollivierre equalised; but late goals from Keston Thomas (83rd minute) and Darren Lewis (90th) secured the win for Wasa.

P W D L F A Pts
Police - 10 7 1 2 17 9 22
Superstar Rangers - 10 6 3 1 24 13 21
Crab Connection - 9 6 3 0 23 13 21
Joe Public - 9 6 2 1 29 8 20
Phoenix - 10 5 1 4 18 17 16
WASA - 9 5 1 3 13 10 16
Couva - 10 3 4 3 22 21 13
Caroni - 10 2 4 4 15 19 10
Harvard - 10 3 1 6 13 16 10
Stokely Vale - 10 2 1 7 17 28 7
Maraval - 10 0 4 6 7 27 4
Media 21 FC - 9 0 1 8 7 24 1Caseman earns Eastern Lions a point.
T&T Guardian.

Devon Caseman fired in a last-minute penalty to salvage a 2-2 draw for champion side Joe Public against Crab Connection in the Sportworld National Super Football League at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya, Tunapuna, on Wednesday.
With Police losing 2-0 to fourth-placed Superstar Rangers earlier in the day, leaders Joe Public and Crab Connection had a chance to take sole possession of top spot.
With the point earned, Crab Connection now leads on goal-difference from Police, the teams having 22 points each while Joe Public and Rangers are next with 21 each.
Marlon Warner handed Crab an early lead at Macoya when he netted in the seventh minute. That lead lasted until the 51st minute when Wolrey Wolfe tied the score for the Easter Lions.
Brian Wallace regained Connection the lead in the 66th minute and it seemed as though that would be enough for the team to take maximum three points from the match, until Caseman struck in the dying seconds from the penalty spot.
Crab Connection goalkeeper Edward Bernard needlessly bundled over Jamaican Roen Nelson in the penalty-area and Caseman obliged from the spot to garner a point for his club.
At the Dwight Yorke Stadium, in Bacolet, Tobago, Angostura 1976 Phoenix also needed some late heroics to get a share of the points against Plipdeco Caroni in a 3-3 draw.
Lejandro Williams kicked Phoenix into a 30th-minute lead while Hadyen Vincent got the Tobago team on even terms three minutes before the interval.
Seven minutes after the restart, Ryan Dipsingh put Caroni ahead for the first time, before Dominique Kerr levelled the score in the 68th minute. Kyle Cupid scored four minutes later to put Caroni ahead once more, only to see Hayden Moses get an 88th-minute goal to tie the score for Phoenix.
Anthony Thompson got two goals and Quami Knights and Jason Marcano one each to lead Rotiv Couva Players United, over M&M Harvard 4-2 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva.

Wednesday’s results:

SUPERSTAR RANGERS 2 (Akudu Goodridge 21st, Todd Ryan 80th) vs POLICE 0.

WASA CLEAN & WHITE 3 (Kien Hernandez 21st, Keston Thomas 83rd, Darin Lewis 90th) vs MARAVAL YOUTH ACADEMY 0.

STOKELY VALE 5 (Kerron Phillips 44th, 90th, Michael Carrington 62nd, 86th, Sean Christmas) vs MEDIA 21 (Marvin Small 17th, 50th)

CRAB CONNETION 2 (Marlon Warner 7th, Brian Wallace 66th) vs JOE PUBLIC 2 (Wolrey Wolfe 51st, Devon Caseman 90th).

ANGOSTURA 1976 PHOENIX 3 (Lejandro Williams 30th, Dominique Kerr 68th, Hayden Moses 88th) vs PLIPDECO CARONI 3 (Hayden Vincent 42nd, Ryan Dipsingh 52nd, Kyle Cupid 72nd).

COUVA PLAYERS UTD 4 (Anthony Thompson 65th, 90th, Quami Knights 3rd, Jason Marcano 72nd) vs M&M HARVARD 2 (Christon Freitas 43rd, 89th).

[Sam]

Joe Public sucking bricks this rounds.... 

[Bally]

Akudu Goodridge is a very good striker he once led the Pro league in scoring also played in Portugal I wonder how he’ll do on the national team   

[Trini _2026]

yeah was it benfica he played for bally but he just fell back.I would like to see how those super leage teams match the proleague team in the toyota cup

[Tallman]

Superstar Rangers batter Media 21
Trinidad Newsday

MARLON BOWEN and Don Morris scored two goals each as Superstar Rangers unleashed an 8-1 battering of cellar-placed Media 21 FC in the Sportworld Super League yesterday. The supporters who turned up at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo saw a goal blitz, as Bowen began and ended the scoring, in the sixth and 67th minutes respectively.

The veteran Morris netted in the 33rd and 40th minutes, while Akudu Goodridge (25th), Josimar Belgrave (38th), Marc Borde (47th) and Sayid Freitas (64th) chipped in with one apiece for Rangers, who remain in fourth spot with 36 points.

Ken Guy got the lone response for Media 21 in the 31st.

The prolific Neri Joseph equalised in the 74th minute as Police fought back to hold WASA Clean & White to a 1-1 draw at the WASA Ground, St Joseph.

Police stayed third on the standings with 37 points while WASA, who got a 65th minute opener from Darin Lewis, remained fifth with 34.

There was an unfortunate ending to the Maraval Youth Academy-PLIPDECO Caroni contest at the Trinity College Ground, Moka, Maraval. Caroni held a 2-1 lead before Maraval’s Joel Felician suffered a neck injury in the 90th minute.

Due to the length of time it took for an ambulance to arrive at the ground, the officials were forced to rule the game as an abandoned result.

And the scheduled battle between Couva Players United and Stokely Vale, at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, was cancelled due to flight problems which affected the Tobago-based outfit.

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Superstar Rangers 8-1 winners in National Super League.
By: Jovan Ravello (Guardian).

Superstar Rangers recorded its biggest win in the National Sportworld Super League season, by trouncing Media 21 by eight goals to one on Wednesday, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo.
Marlon Bowen opened the scoring in the sixth minute, Akudo Goodridge doubled the score in the 25th minute. But soon afterwards Media 21’s Kent Guy cut Rangers’ lead to one with a 31st- minute goal.
Rangers forged ahead again through Don Morris (33rd minute) Josimar Belgrave made it four for Rangers and Morris got his second five minutes before half-time. Marc Borde wasted no time after half time in getting on the scorecard and Said Freitas completed the rout in the 64th minute.

Police holds Wasa

At the Wasa ground, St Joseph, the hosts Wasa Clean and White were held to a 1-1 draw with Police. After a goalless first half, Wasa’s Darrin Lewis opened the scoring in the 65th minute, but Neri Joseph’s 74th minute goal for Police meant a sharing of the points.

Injured player stops match.

The Maraval Youth Academy versus Plipdeco Caroni fixture was abandoned after Maraval player, Joel Felicien suffered a neck injury. It was 65 minutes before an ambulance arrived, by which time it was too dark to continue the game at Trinity College ground. League officials have said that Felicien, who was taken to Port-of-Spain General Hospital, is now fine, though he will have to wear a neck brace for the next five days. The match will be replayed on Sunday at the same venue.

Teams P W D L F A GD Pts
Joe Public 19 15 3 1 61 16 45 48
Crab 17 12 4 1 42 22 20 40
Police 20 11 4 5 39 27 12 37
Rangers 20 10 6 4 49 31 18 36
Wasa 19 10 4 5 34 23 11 34
Phoenix 19 8 3 8 34 36 -2 27
Couva 17 5 6 6 32 36 -4 21
Caroni 17 5 6 6 27 32 -5 21
Stokely Vale 18 4 2 12 39 51 -12 14
Harvard 18 3 5 10 20 33 -13 14
Maraval 19 2 6 11 20 50 -30 12
Media 21 20 1 2 17 20 60 -40 5Super League clubs eye Toyota Classic upsets.
By: Nigel Simon (Guardian).

Joe Public and Crab Connection will both be hoping to make a big impact when they line up in the Toyota Classic quarterfinal round of matches against teams from the T&T Professional Football League Senior Division today. The inaugural Toyota Classic began with all seven clubs of the PFL and the top five clubs in the National Super League (at the end of round 15) going head-to-head for a total prize package of $70,000.
That field has now withered down to eight clubs who are still chasing the $30,000 top prize, while runners-up get $20,00, third collects $15,00 and fourth $5,000.
Having seen fellow Super League clubs, Superstar Rangers, WASA Clean & White and Police all taken their exit at the first-hurdle, the two remaining Super League clubs, who were both on first round byes, are desperate not to make their first match their last.
At the Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar, in the night’s first quarterfinal encounter, PFL front-runners and First Citizens Bank Cup holders, VIBE CT 105 W Connection will face off with United Petrotrin.
W Connection was one of four clubs on first-round byes, while the Oilmen avoided a first round exit, coming from 1-0 down to beat Rangers 4-3 and they also managed a 2-2 draw with today’s opponent in a recent league clash.
Two hours later, the “Eastern Lions” of Joe Public, boasting at least 10 over-seas players, will do battle with Caledonia AIA/Fire, 1-0 winners over Police in round 16 at the same venue.
While Joe Public have proven to be the team to beat in the Super League over the last two seasons, AIA/Fire has been an inconsistent bunch in the PFL, but are coming off a 2-0 win over Petrotrin in the league, setting the stage for quite a match.
An interesting double-header is also carded for the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo from 6 pm.
Coming off their 1-1 league draw at the same venue on Tuesday night, CL Financial San Juan Jabloteh and National Quarries North East Stars will go head-to-head for the fourth time this season in the first match.
Despite their poor league form, Stars have also managed to defeat Jabloteh twice in the league, 2-1 on both occasions, and are keen to keep that record intact.
However, Stars were not that convincing in the round-of-16 and only managed a 5-4 penalty shoot-out win over WASA after a 0-0 draw. In what is expected to be an even contest, Crab Connection will be anxious to do battle with Defence Force in the second match from 8pm.
But Crab Connection will need to be at their best to stop the high-flying “Teteron Boys,” 4-1 victorious over fellow PFL club Tobago United in the first round.
The winners of the W Connection/United Petrotrin quarterfinal will meet the winners of the Defence Force and Crab Connection clash for a place in the final, while the Joe Public/Caledonia winner and San Juan Jabloteh/North East Stars winner will face each other in a semifinal double-header on October 28 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. The final and third-place play-off will also be played at Mucurapo on November 4.

Today’s quarterfinal fixtures

Venue: Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar.

W Connection vs United Petrotrin, 6pm. (A).

Joe Public vs Caledonia AIA Fire, 8pm. (C).

Venue: Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo.

San Juan Jabloteh vs National Quarries North East Stars, 6pm. (B).

Defence Force v Crab Connection, 8pm. (D).

Semifinals - October 28.

A vs D

B vs C

Finals - November 4.

[Ponnoxx]

 W Connection winning that....They is Trinidad Chelsea

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Couva United outshoot Superstar Rangers.
By: Ian Prescott (Express).

It took about a minute to unravel all the early hard work that Couva Players United had done in their Sportworld National Super League match on Wednesday.
But after losing a three-goal lead and seeing their game fall to shreds, Couva Players started a remarkable recovery in the final ten minutes to win a 5-3 thriller over Superstar Rangers at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.
Afterwards, members of the Couva squad were boasting how their little team brought down the "big team" from St Ann's.
Two early goals from former St Benedict's College star St Nicholas Benjamin (14th & 20th) after a tenth minute opener from Eduardo Guadagnucci had the Couva team cruising at 3-0 after the first half hour.
And striker Quami Knights just missed adding a fourth in the 37th minute when turning Benjamin's pass wide of the far post.
At that stage, Rangers were being carved apart at the centre and even club owner Richard Fakoory must have been concerned.
Rangers fielded a team with a square defence that was soft down the middle and looked in danger of conceding every time the Central team attacked.
At the same time, Don Morris, their proven central defender, started in midfied, before drifting ineffectively into the forward line later on.
But just when they looked in danger of being overwhelmed, they got a life line when Couva goalkeeper Richard Grell gave away a penalty for a foul on Rangers striker Akudu Goodridge.
Rangers captain Colin Robert blasted in the spot kick to put his team closer at 3-1 in the 43rd minute. And seconds later Robert picked up a pass on the.
right of the Couva penalty area and rocked a hard shot into the net to make the score 3-2 in favour of Couva.
A minute later, lanky Morris met a crossball before diminutive keeper Grell and almost made it three goals for Rangers in as many minutes. Morris' header only just dropped wide of the Couva goalpost.
The tide had indeed turned in Rangers' favour and Couva's Benjamin was bickering with his teammates about their lack of effort.
Rangers began the second session by pinning Couva in their half.
Finally, their comeback was completed when a mix-up between Couva stopper Jason John and his goalkeeper allowed Josimar Belgrave to level the score at 3-3 in the 49th minute by tapping into an open net.
At that stage, Couva looked "well cooked", but Rangers made a meal of putting them away by missing a couple more chances.
The North team dominated most of the second half, until the last ten minutes when the combination of superior fitness and the introduction of striker Aaron Downing turned around the fortunes of Couva Players United.
Rangers simply ran out of steam and, against the run of play, Downing raced up the left and slipped the ball inside to Knights, who breached the centre of Rangers' defence, eluded goalkeeper Jason Bowen and scored in the 83rd minute. Two minutes later, Downing powered his way through the middle and again slipped the ball past the goalkeeper to complete the second remarkable comeback of the match.

Wednesday's National Super League Results:

Couva Players United 5 v Superstar Rangers 3

Crab Connection 1 (Marvin Oliver 45th) v Stokely Vale 0

Angostura Phoenix 2 v WASA 3

Police 2 v Caroni 2

M&M Harvard 3 v Media 21 FC 2

Teams:

SUPER STAR RANGERS
Jason Bowen (goalkeeper), Rafer Ross, Sayid De Freitas, Colin Roberts (captain) , Marc Borde, Todd Ryan, Josimar Belgrave, Kerwin Cooper, Don Morris, Akudu Goodridge, Claude Adams.

Subs:
Vernon Bailey, Lorne Joseph, Marlon Bowen, Desmond James.


COUVA PLAYERS UNITED
Miguel Grell (goalkeeper), Jason John, Steve Meijas, Keith A. Williams, Johnatan Marcelle, Kevin Adams (captain) . Quami Knoghts, George Parris, St. Nicholas Benjamin, Ryan Dipsingh, Eduardo Guadadnucci.

Subs:
Aaron Downing, Clint Scott, Lyndon Bruno, Marlon Henry, Kirwyn Jackson.

[Bally]

Aaron Downing, not with W-connection what happen there

[Trini _2026]

I think the loaned him out jason marcano was there to playing tis season

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Aaron Downing on loan with Couva Players United and Jason Marcano with Jabloteh now.

[jai john]

I really appreciate the forumites who can get info on our footballers in T&T,  especially for us living abroad. I was wondering if anyone could do something on Superstar Rangers the club which seems to be producing a lot of good young players ? i saw something on jabloteh which was very good.

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Superstar Rangers bid for Pro League.
By: Walter Alibey (Newsday).[/size]

Superstar Rangers is bidding to be accepted into top flight football —  the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League which kicks off April 8. This decision was made in the midst of the recent Carnival celebrations. Club chairman Richard Fakoory submitted an application to the T&T Pro League after lengthy discussions with the league’s officials and is waiting confidently for a positive response. Recently chairman of the Pro League,  Larry Romany revealed the competition would be upgraded to ten teams. The line-up has been boosted with the return of Joe Public Football Club as well as subsequent discussions with southern based Starworld Strikers which would also include them in the competition. According to Romany there was need for one more club and the St Ann’s-based team could well be the one to fill that position.
Fakoory is asking players from the different divisions in his club including the Open category, Under-18, Under-17 and Under-16 as well as all coaches and managers to be at the St Ann’s grounds on Sunday to organise the team for the competition. Since their inception some 40 years ago, the team has been the pride of the St Ann’s community building their home on a ground that is now proposed to accommodate an extension of Prime Minister Patrick Manning’s new multi-million dollar residence. Whether or not the Superstar Rangers unit will remain at the St Ann’s grounds is unsure, but Romany, at a recent press gathering told reporters that attempts are being made with the Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SCOTT) for the upgrade of all community facilities which would then be given to the pro-league clubs.
He said the move is aimed at making the league more community based and therefore increase the support base for the competition. According to Romany, when this is done, clubs will be asked to hold coaching sessions and programmes something that Superstar Rangers have pioneered for the past 40 years. The club is been a household name in the domestic football league, and in particular the Northern Football Association (NFA) competition and the Semi-Professional Football League in which they featured regularly  among the top four teams. Rangers have also been unearthing and nurturing latent football talent making them a dominant force in  youth football.
Their successes at this level include their capture of the T&T Cup for Under-17s at three out of the four years staged. Superstar Rangers youths also copped the Republic Bank Cup among the Under-17s and the Pro League Knock Out last year. According to Fakoory, the loss of all his young players to the country’s bigger football clubs was a factor that influenced his decision to play in the T&T Pro League this year. Rangers have been the breeding ground for a number of this country’s top footballers among them former captain of the Strike Squad Clayton Morris, Marvin Faustin, Errol Mc Farlane Junior and Senior, Hutson Charles and Aurtis Whitley who is on Trinidad and Tobago’s World Cup bound team. Fakoory’s involvement with the Rangers has presented them with a sponsor — Superstar which has been associated with the club for the past 26 years.Superstar Rangers calls Pro League meeting.
T&T Guardian Reports.[/size]

Pending its entry into the T&T Professional Football League for the 2006 season, the adminstration of Superstar Rangers Football Club, one of this country’s oldest football institutions, has called a meeting for all its members to discuss its plans.
While the club is currently locked in negotiations with the Pro League’s adminstrative team, club chairman Richard Fakoory and members of the coaching and management staffs, will meet the members of the club’s Senior Under-18, Under-16 and Under-14 teams on President’s ground, St Ann’s, on Sunday from 7 am. Named the “Best Youth Club” of the 2005 season in the Media 21 Northern Football Association League, Rangers’ great organisation at all levels and abounding talent should make the club an asset to the Pro League.

[kingman]

Thanks! This is great news. I believe eventually the standard and "big guns" will even out. In that way we would not have all the tops player in north of Trinidad at San Juan Jabloteh. Likewise goes for when civic center comes out. Most of those quality players from W-Connection will return home to play. That would be great. Even the football out and i think there would be more competition.

Kingman

[Tenorsaw]

Meh boys coming back in. was with them when they did not go fully pro with the rest of the league.  Good luck to dem. 

[Bally]

Well this has been on the table every year Ranger say we want to join the Pro league but the entry fee is always the problem they don’t have the money for the entry fees and money to pay the player unless he has some big sponsors if we due get in the youth teams will show the country who’s the boss   

[Bally]

They said Rangers is 40 year which is not a true statement its about 25 year it had a team called St Ann’s All Stars and that team was so good the younger players couldn’t make the team so they decide to start a new team and that’s how Ranger was formed I know this because my father was one of the founding members

[Tenorsaw]

Tell Fakorey to rais ede funds man.  He only letting he talent slip from below he nose year after year.  He youth factory not making money.   

[Tallman]

Superstar Rangers looking for $600,000.
By Ian Prescott (Express).

Richard Fakoory does not have the backing of a financial conglomerate or even a rich FIFA official, but he is determined to make a successful effort at building a professional football team in Trinidad and Tobago.
Just two days ago, Fakoory was informed that his Superstar Rangers team was accepted into the T&T Pro League for the first time. It was news that he was eagerly awaiting. Fakoory's team has strong community links and he feels confident of attracting a following to his matches.
What he still needs to make his brave venture successful is outside investment . So far, his Pro League effort is based on personal financing.
"At the moment I don't have a sponsor. I need sponsorship to the tune of $500,000 to $600,000. Assistance like that could make a big difference and give me a big push in the Professional League. I expect to have a local part sponsor in the next few days. I also expect to land an international part sponsor in the next few weeks. If I am able to get that, it will make Rangers very competitive. I think I can do good, Rangers has always been a good team."
Fakoory already believes that he has the infrastructure and the personnel to make a successful transition to professional football.
The news of Rangers' impending move to the professional ranks has sparked the kind of enthusiasm within the team which Fakoory had not seen in years. For instance, although they finished fourth in the National Super League last year, Fakoory admitted to difficulty getting players out to training sessions.
Last year, Rangers produced a talented team that played football, but hardly ever trained together. However, already this year, 200 footballers of all age levels have turned out for the four teams which Rangers will field at senior and youth level.
"We had a quality team last year, but it was always difficult getting players out to train," Fakoory admits. "Because they were non-contracted, sometime you would get four or five and another day a different four or five."
Fakoory has already seen a change this year. Not only have his players been urging him to take the plunge into professional football, but he has also had inquiries from as far as Scotland from players trying to join his squad.
He is already considering bringing over James Baird, a 21-year-old Scottish goalkeeper who wants to play professional football in the Caribbean. Also expected to line up with Superstar Rangers is Ricky Charles, a Grenadian national team midfielder. It will be Charles' second stint with Rangers, having played here as a youngster during the days of the Trinidad and Tobago Semi-Pro Football League. Charles, now a 12-year veteran of the Grenadian team, scored in a 3-2 World Cup qualifying loss to the United States two years ago and has also played professionally in the US for the Columbus Crew.
Also returning to Rangers is winger Marc Borde and striker Errol McFarlane (Jr), who scored the goals during the early rounds of Trinidad and Tobago's successful World Cup qualifying campaign. McFarlane has played professional football in Lebanon and Iceland as well.
Fakoory also believes that he has an ace up his sleeve, in that he may have the most talented youth footballers in the country within his junior team. Eight of the players who led Fatima College to the 2005 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) InterCol title are from Rangers.
Among them are national youth striker Chad De Freitas and 2005 SSFL MVP Machel James.
It is that talent which makes him boast: "I will give some trouble in the Pro League this year...at all levels."
Over the years, Rangers have developed and lost many good players, including World Cup bound midfielder Aurtis Whitley, who was one of six Rangers players who Fakoory took to CL Financial San Juan Jabloteh several years ago.
Back in 1999 when professional football began in this country, Rangers opted out because they did not have the finances to fund a professional football team. So Fakoory sent some of his best players -including Whitley - to Jabloteh, where he became a director and was in charge of running their team. But even though many players have moved on to more lucrative financial arrangements, Fakoory has somehow always been able to discover new talent.
"I think I have one of the best branded names in local football. That name Superstar Rangers is known for good football. And, it's all free. You don't know how many people call me every day asking me how much it will cost to bring their 10-year-old to play for us. Is true we have an application form stating that we charge $120, but that is just a FIFA regulation. We don't charge anybody...everything is for free. I have been lucky to have some really dedicated coaches working with me over the years such as Errol McFarlane Snr and "Gamba" Morris. They have always volunteered their time, but now that we have gone to professional football, we will have to see how we can reward these people."
Fakoory also wants to reward the people who have backed his team over the years by bringing out a strong professional team.
He remember the days when they brought out large crowds to the President's ground, St Ann's. But although they will now be based a stone's throw away at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Fakoory is still anticipating good St Ann's and Port of Spain support.
Because of the strong links Rangers have built with the people of St Ann's, Fakoory was tentatively toying with the thought of changing the name of his team to St Ann's Rangers.
But the San Juan businessman is reluctant to remove his Superstar brand name which has made Rangers a big name in local football. He may just have to compromise with a name such as St Ann's Superstar Rangers.

[fabio]

"At the moment I don't have a sponsor. I need sponsorship to the tune of $500,000 to $600,000. Assistance like that could make a big difference and give me a big push in the Professional League. I expect to have a local part sponsor in the next few days. I also expect to land an international part sponsor in the next few weeks. If I am able to get that, it will make Rangers very competitive. I think I can do good, Rangers has always been a good team."

shit! ah wonder if dey go last whole season if they aint get ah sponsor oui. ah hope somebody link dem still.......

[Jamesgk1]

Just a quick message to say i am james Baird (blair in this articlle) the scottish goalkeeper who might be coming to play for Rangers... can people tell me about the club ect...

James

[rastafari]

Remember the name Marlon Bowen, i played with him for two seasons , he is a really good striker.


JAH BLESS RASTAFARI

[Flex]

Remember the name Marlon Bowen, i played with him for two seasons , he is a really good striker.

JAH BLESS RASTAFARI

Does he play for Rangers ?

[rastafari]

Remember the name Marlon Bowen, i played with him for two seasons , he is a really good striker.

JAH BLESS RASTAFARI

Does he play for Rangers ?

He played for them last season, so i am assuming he is still there.

JAH BLESS RASTAFARI

[Pasdah Beatz]

I couold loan them 10 dollars!!!

[Isaachunt]

I couold loan them 10 dollars!!!

You fool. They should have looked for sponsorshiplong time. High class slackness is what that is. They could have thrown some parties and make money. All that money making in drugs up town side and they cyah get a spon

[Blue]

I looking for $600,000 too